A man who has bought a theory will fight a vigorous rearguard action against the facts.

Wall-to-wall masterpieces, after all, ought to be preferred to wall-to-wall decorative arts, even if the decorative arts are of the highest quality peppered and salted with dukes and tiaras.

The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern.

A man who has bought a theory will fight a vigorous rearguard action against the facts.

Gratitude, like love, is never a dependable international emotion.

At last there is light at the end of the tunnel.